It’s Autumn In August

Hi there! Yes, you read the title correct, it sure is Autumn in August over at…The Tuscan Home.
Every year, right before the kids go back to school, I get busy decorating for Fall. Join me, and I will share what I have completed around the house.
I have lots of metal and Iron wall decor, and all through the year, I simply change out the wreaths with the seasons.
I have a black hutch in the kitchen dining area. I love adding fall colors, because it looks cozy against the black backdrop.
On the top of my hutch I added a large basket and filled it with pumpkins and gourds. I added two fall leaf garlands and two berry garlands to add dimension.
Here is another example of adding a wreath to metal wall decor. In this photo I hung my wreath with wire ribbon.
In the family room, on a sofa table I added a few leaf plates.
Here is the family room mantle. I added a lit fall leaf garland and some berry garlands, too! I placed twig pumpkins in amongst the garland. 
I adore the the earthy, warm, fall colors throughout the house.  
I always have an Autumn Tree, so this year my theme is a Pumpkin Tree.
I used a large twig pumpkin as my tree topper, ha! I added tons of fall leaves, twig branches, and beige deco mesh and wired ribbon. 
Happy Harvest, y’all! 😉
In the living room I added two wooden pumpkins in amongst some greenery. 
In the kitchen, I filled up a huge glass canister with tons of multi-colored beans that you can buy at the grocery store. I placed some greenery in the beans and then layered it with some tall fall floral picks.  I took out my pumpkin wax warmer, and placed some “pumpkin spice” wax melts inside, can you smell the pumpkin now??? 😉
In the dining room, I hung a wreath in the window and placed an Autumn floral arrangement beneath it.
Here is the kitchen dining area with the hutch decorated for Fall.
In the office I sat a pumpkin on top of the greenery.
I love this family platter I found at Walmart two years ago.  I placed some sunflower floral picks just under the platter.
Last week, I found these two pretty cloches at Tuesday Morning and placed some Fall Potpourri inside the cloches, to add a splash of color.
In the dining room, I layered with pumpkins, leaves, gourds, and acorns…right around my candle centerpiece.
In this glass vase, I placed fall apples and acorns in around my candle.
 In this photo, I added a fall twig pumpkin that has berries, a small pumpkin, and a big leaf on it.
Here is the living room. I will share better pictures soon. It was hard to get a good shot with my iPhone.

I filled a large glass vase with rustic pumpkins and placed them around my candle.

Here is a shot of our dining room.

I’m in love with the super tall windows in the living room, it lets so much light in. 🙂
I decorated my mirror by hanging the letter R (for our last name) and added a fall berry garland at the top. I also decorated the home office, too! 
Well, although it’s still summer, and I’m loving every second of it, I am also enjoying my warm, cozy, and earthy Autumn decor, during summer, ha! I know, I’m crazy-e!
Thanks for visiting! xo, ~Liz
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We found a house on 10 Acres, yippie!

Hi everyone! Well, we are officially under contract, and due to close June 15th! We can’t wait to be in Virginia…home, sweet home!
So this is the house we fell in love with.
This is our first resale home we’ve ever bought. We usually buy new to ensure things are under warranty and turn key, so this is new for us. 
 It’s an all brick house, 3 levels, completely finished. 
 The house is surrounded by plenty of trees on rolling hills.
 It has a maintenance free deck. 
The grounds are beautiful. 
It even has a climate controlled wine cellar, and I barely drink, y’all! 
Come on in…
I wonder if the wine comes with the house, lol! Probably not! 
It was 56 degrees when we walked in.
This house has lots of heavy trim work, which we love and have always wanted.
Check out the huge Palladian windows in the living room.
The staircase splits the master bedroom from the rest of the rooms.
Here is the mudroom. I don’t even know what to do with this space, but I’m sure once I’m in, the ideas will start coming.
Here is the staircase.
The family room is a step down and the whole main level is all hardwood flooring.
Here is the office.
This house needs some minor updating, which will lead to some fun projects.
So there you have it, our house to be. More pictures to come…
***Maybe I’ll call my blog…the Colonial Home! 🙂
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On a sad note, I lost my father two weeks ago, today. If you all wouldn’t mind keeping my family in prayer, I would really appreciate it. We will have the funeral in 2-3 weeks, and then our move, it’s a lot to handle all at once, sniff! 
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Thanks for visiting! xo, Liz

Big News

We are moving…
My husband is getting a new job, but with the same company, and we will be moving in 60 days. Guess where?
Virginia, home sweet home! We are so excited, we have missed Virginia more than you can imagine. So, we will be gearing up for the big move soon. I can’t wait to go on our house hunting trip. 
I was just thinking about starting on my spring/Easter decorating, but may have to skip it…too much to do, in so little time. 😉  Anyway, I just want you all to know I’m still around, and will be sharing things here and there between now and the move, so stay tuned. 🙂
xoxo, Liz

Spring Decor

Hi everyone, is anyone still around? 🙂 Sorry for not posting since Christmas, we’ve been super busy. My four daughters participate in *All Star Competitive Cheer* so between that and school, I’ve not had a lot of time to post.
Today, I will do a quick post of some of my spring decor.
I changed up the dining room area and added this vignette with lots of yellows and greens.
In the family room, I added this lemon wreath and decor accents, in yellow.
In the kitchen, I added faux lemons to my wire cloche.
In the family room, on other side of the fireplace, I added these little garden balls to my mirrored candle sconces.
On my Baker’s Rack, I added a small plant to my cookbooks.

I love decorating with faux artichokes, so I placed some in a basket of greenery, on my Baker’s Rack.

On my Hutch, I added this vignette. I bring this look out every spring.

On the kitchen table, I added green plates with large brown chargers and placemats. I have a lot of greens, yellows, golds, browns, and reds in this area.

In the kitchen, I added these cute glass jars and filled them with pasta.

Here on the Baker’s Rack sits a cute Rooster and other decor items.

I found matching candle holders at Marshall’s and on clearance. I added some decorative rock and a simple candle.

On the coffee table, I added this grass arrangement and two book boxes with a large decorative ball.

On the entertainment center, I added a yellow rustic pot with a garden ball, and a sign that says, family! 🙂

Also, on the coffee table, sits a very large oversized bowl, filled with garden balls.

I moved my black hutch from the formal dining room to the informal dining room.

So there you have it, our home decorated for spring. 🙂  Thanks for stopping by and for all the sweet comments that have been left since Christmas. ((Hugs and Love)) ~Liz

Merry Christmas

Hello, sweet friends! I had sinus surgery  and my girl’s are now in competition mode for competitive cheer, so we have been busy-busy-busy! I thought I would share a quick post, packed full of pictures. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

((Hugs)) and Love to you all, ~Liz

The Living Room Christmas Tree

Happy Tuesday! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Today, I would like to share our living room tree decorated for Christmas. 
Red and Green is the traditional theme running through the house this holiday season.
You may spot another tree in the distance. I decorated a tree in our dining room, too!

 I placed a lit Christmas present on the top of the tree, this acts as my tree topper. The kids think it’s a bit whimsical and fun!

Last year, in addition to selling a bunch of my Christmas and every day decor (when we moved), we also donated a bunch of it to various charities. So, rather than running out and blowing a bunch of money on ornaments, I decided to fill in with Deco Mesh. All my trees are whimsical and funky for this very reason. 😉

Next year, I would like to go with a more traditional look. This year, I used what I had left in the garage. 😉

Here is a pano shot. I also have a tree in my foyer. My goal was to have three trees in the front windows, so that at night, the house exudes Christmas. I love this time of year!;)

The picture above it a sneak peek of the exterior.
So, did any of you get snow on Thanksgiving? We got snow two days later and boy did it put us in a Christmas mood!  On Sunday, we went to a Christmas tree farm (in the snow) and cut down a real Christmas tree.  The “real” Christmas Tree is up in our movie theater, so I hope to show that to you soon. No deco mesh in this tree, lol! 🙂
Thanks for visiting! 
XOXO~Liz
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Christmas Sneak Peek

Well, hello-hello! Anyone there? 😉 Sorry for being MIA, but I’ve been having fun decorating our home for Christmas.  Join me and I’ll show you what I’ve been working on.
 So, I decided to go with a red and green theme throughout the house.
I found the Deer at Homegoods and decided to use them as a focal point on the dining room table.
I layered my items to make it interesting.  I used two table runners and began to place things to my liking.  I used the candle votives to hold an ornament on either side.
Mr. Santa stands between two trees and a large berry wreath hangs above on my iron gate.
I used gold, red, and green throughout the dining room. 
I got creative in the kitchen. I took down my curtains and used a lit garland around my curtain rod, and then hung ornaments from ribbon and varied them at different heights. 
This is a view from my front porch looking into the house.  This is the Living Room tree.
I have two upper windows in the Dining Room and I sat ornaments on candle votives. I love the sparkle in the window.
This is the family room tree during daylight hours, no lights were turned on. This is our funky, wild, crazy, and fun looking tree.
Below is another tree I am working on with bubble lights.
I’m introducing red into the kitchen for the holidays, too!
So now that everything is just about done, I can now kick my feet up and enjoy the sparkle, shimmer, and shine. I hope to be loading a bunch of pictures to share soon, so stay tuned! Thanks for visiting! XO, Liz
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My Christmas Decorating Has Begun

Hello, hello! Well, I know you are going to think I’ve lost my marbles, as I do every November, so it’s probably no surprise to you that I have started my Christmas decorating transformation. 
<Insert – rolling the eyes emoticon here> 
I know, I know…C R A Z Y! ðŸ˜‰
I simply can’t help myself, I’m ready for some red and green colors!  I searched the web for an “inspiration tree” and tried to copy it. So far, I am in-love with my tree. What you see in the two photos are the beginning stages. This tree is dressed with many different ribbons. As I stated in a previous post, I sold almost all my x-mas decor when we moved. This year, it’s almost like starting from scratch. 
I purchased a pre-lit 9ft tree on Sunday and bought a ton of ribbon and Deco Mesh. I had thought about doing a different color theme this year, but decided to stick with what I love best, traditional red and green, it makes me happy! Plus, the kids LOVE it!  Instead of packing the tree with a gazillion ornaments, I will be packing it with a lot of different ribbon. Wait till you see the transformation, it’s whimsical! 
I found this at Big Lots yesterday, it still has the tags on it, but these are LED candles, battery operated that come sitting on a tray.  These candles flicker just like a real candle. I’m going to dress this display up with some holiday greens and holly.
 I took all my Fall decor down and placed everything in bins. 
 It always amazes me how fast I can take it all down compared to how long it takes me to put it all out. Ha! 

Stacked my wreaths, ready to go into a box.

 It feels great to have it all put away and now I feel like I’m starting with a blank canvas, ready to paint my vision. 😉
 Bye-bye Fall decor, until next year! 
Below is a sneak peek at my living room mantle.
Back to work….I love decorating for Christmas, it’s so much fun! 
Tootles, and thanks for visiting! xo, Liz
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Happy Halloween, Friends!

Happy Friday! Can you believe today is Halloween, where has the time gone? Today, I’m going to share our Living Room mantle.
I love adding greenery, fall leaves, and orange colored lights to the mix….it glows at night!
I’m going to miss the fall colors they are so warm and cozy.
If you’ve been following my blog for some time now, you know that November 1st marks the day to take my Autumn stuff down and Christmas begins to go up. 
I still can’t believe it’s Halloween, it seems like September rolled around, I blinked and now it’s Halloween. 🙂
We went to a Halloween party and they had a tray full of lips & teeth, made with sliced apples, peanut butter, caramel, marshmallows, raisins, or chocolate chips. This would be a fun thing to make with the kids! 😉
The Wizard Of Oz Witch greeted us as we walked into the house.
I love seeing how other people decorate their homes for the holidays, I get so many ideas.
We are ready for Trick-Or-Treaters, how about you?
I still have more Fall decor to share, so I may continue to post on that through November, along with my Christmas decor. I’ll mix it up, ha! Enjoy the day, and Happy Halloween! XO, Liz

Fall Entertainment Center

Happy Friday, Friends! Today, I would like to share my Entertainment Center decorated for Fall.  
On the top two shelves I have two large oversized plates in green and brown. I keep these plates out year long.
I placed a pumpkin on top of my book boxes.
On the lower two shelves, I placed two Autumn plates on either side, and accessorized with a Fall arrangement, a black bird, and a basket with a pumpkin sitting in it.
Here is the middle portion decorated. See my Owls up top? I placed the Owls in amongst greenery, fall leaves, pumpkins, and corn.
I had to Tuscan-ize this arrangement a bit, so I added my metal wall decor and hung a fall wreath from it. I sat my Tuscan canisters and two topiaries on either side.

I love this wreath.

In the below picture, I added a simple porcelain pumpkin. 
On this shelf, I added the other matching Autumn plate and placed a pumpkin in a basket.
Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic weekend! XO, ~Liz
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